Mark O'Brien (footballer born 1984)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark O'Brien | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Shamrock Rovers | 27 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Bohemians | 19 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Shamrock Rovers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Shelbourne (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Shelbourne | 60 | (3) |
| 2010 | Bray Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Shelbourne | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Drogheda United | 44 | (2) |
| 2012 | Dundalk | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Drogheda United | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2012. |
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Mark O'Brien (born 13 May 1984 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Dundalk in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
O'Brien is a central midfielder and comes from a footballing background as his father Derek played for Shamrock Rovers from 1981 to 1983 and his uncles Fran and Ray both played for Ireland. His younger brother Colin played alongside him at Shelbourne.
O'Brien played for Belvedere at youth level and made several appearances at under-age level for Ireland. He began his senior career at Shamrock Rovers making his debut on 7 May 2003 in a League of Ireland Cup tie against Bray Wanderers. He impressed enough to win the Young Player of the Year at the club in 2004.
O'Brien then signed for bitter rivals Bohemians for the 2005 season and he made his debut for Bohs against his former club Shamrock Rovers on 18 March 2005 at Dalymount Park. He never showed the same form at Bohemians and midway through the 2006 season, he returned to Shamrock Rovers on loan where he helped the Hoops to the First Division title. After his loan spell finished at the end of the 2006 season, he returned to Bohemians but had failed to appear for the first team during the 2007 season only making under-21 appearances.
In need to restart his flagging career, O'Brien departed Bohemians to sign on loan for nearby rivals Shelbourne in July 2007. Mark made his Shelbourne debut on 6 July 2007 against Wexford Youths at Tolka Park in a 1–0 win for Shels and he scored his first Shels goal during a 4–1 victory over Athlone Town at Lissywoollen on 12 October 2007.
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